Chris Erskine: Life is oddly back to normal
We're recovering from vacation _ a form of detox _ where we reluctantly wash the ketchup stains off our T-shirts and stuff the suitcases away till Christmas. It's like cleaning up after a bar mitzvah, quiet now except for the sweet pings of empty wine bottles _ a time for wistfulness and reflection.
Our summer escape to the heartland was a success on almost every level, though we never made it up all the way up to Boyceville, Wis., which as
